Maria Britneva was born on July 2, 1921 in Petrograd [now St. Petersburg], Russia as Maria Bretneva. She was an actress, known for A Room with a View (1985), Maurice (1987) and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959). She was married to Grenfell, Peter. She died on February 15, 1994 in Newton Toney, Witshire, England.